Schools reopen in Kashmir after a week as weather conditions ease
Srinagar, Sep 8 (PTI) Schools reopened in Kashmir on Monday after being closed last week due to heavy rainfall and floods in some areas of the valley, officials said here. However, 40 schools in parts of south and central Kashmir remained closed as they were still inundated in flood waters, the officials said. The schools […]
Sopore fruit mandi traders suspend operations due to closure of Jammu-Srinagar NH after landslides
Srinagar, Sep 8 (PTI) Traders in Sopore fruit mandi — Asia’s second largest fruit market — have decided to suspend operations for two days from Tuesday due to closure of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway following landslides caused by heavy rainfall over the past two weeks. “We had called a general meeting of fruit traders and growers […]
AAP MLA Mehraj Malik detained under PSA in Doda
Jammu, Sep 8 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir AAP chief and MLA Mehraj Malik was on Monday detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Doda district, officials said. This is for the first time that a sitting MLA has been detained under the PSA, an administrative law that allows detention without charge or trial […]
Kulgam encounter update: Second terrorist killed, ops continues
Srinagar, Sep 8: One more terrorist has been killed in the ongoing encounter in the Guddar forest area of Kulgam district, taking the toll to two, officials said. An official said based on a specific intelligence input, a joint search operation was launched in the Guddar forest. He said after observing suspicious activity and upon […]
Yamuna water level recedes in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI) The water level of the Yamuna river at Delhi’s Old Railway Bridge receded to 205.22 metres at 7 am on Monday from the danger mark of 205.33 metres the day before, officials said. The water level has been declining after touching 207.48 metres last Thursday, the season’s highest. At 6 […]
Update: Terrorist killed, Army officer injured in Kulgam encounter
Srinagar, Sep 8: A terrorist has been killed while an Army officer was injured in the ongoing encounter in the Guddar forest area of Kulgam district, the Army said. In a post on X, the Army said that based on a specific intelligence input by the Police, joint search operation was launched in the Guddar […]
NIA searches 22 locations in 5 regions, including JK
Srinagar, Sep 8: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out searches at 22 locations across five regions, including J&K UT, in connection with a terror related case, officials said. An official said that the raids are being conducted simultaneously at multiple places with the assistance of local police and paramilitary forces. The searches […]
Encounter underway in Kulgam south Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Sep 8 (PTI) An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials here said. The security forces launched a search operation in the Gudar forest area following information about the presence of terrorists there, the officials said. They said the search operation turned into […]
BSF apprehends Pak national in RS Pura, Jammu
Jammu, Sep 8: Border Security Forces apprehended a Pakistan resident in the RS Pura sector of Jammu district on Sunday evening, officials said. They said that BSF personnel observed some suspicious movement late yesterday evening near a border pillar, and subsequently, a Pak national was detained. Presently, he is being questioned, they said. Further details […]
Union Minister Jitendra Singh advises BJP MLA against making ‘lofty promises’ amid calamity
Jammu, Sep 8 (PTI) Union minister Jitendra Singh had a word of caution for his BJP colleague and Jammu and Kashmir MLA Shakti Raj Parihar, saying leaders should be “frank in stating facts without handing out lofty promises” to people looking for a return to normalcy following a series of calamities. He was responding to […]